sportsanime | Bonus Round 1: Memory

Let's start our summer by looking at the past—things that happened in canon, or maybe in an AU, or maybe just as wishful thinking...

This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on June 9 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

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RULES

Submit prompts by commenting to this post! You prompt should consist of one scenario beginning with the phrase "Remember when", along with any ship/ot3/etc. from our list of nominated fandoms.
- Your prompts can take the form of recalling canon facts/events ("Remember when Nozomi and Eli got parfaits after school?"), non-canon events ("Remember when Megumi and Jin met at the Tadokoro Family Reunion?"), or somewhere in-between ("Remember when Bokuto and Kenma first met?"). Headcanons and AUs are welcome!
- Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. (This is not the sports anime gen olympics.) Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Rei & Nagisa). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Rei/Nagisa). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
Post fills by leaving a responding comment to a prompt with your newly-created work.
Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

FORMAT

Brand-new works only, please.

Required Work Minimums:

400 words (prose)
400px by 400px (art)
14 lines (poetry)

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For prompts: 5 points each (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

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Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points each

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unrequited love, 1076 w

there are lips pressed against the nape of keiji's neck. it's soft, absolutely gentle against the notch of keiji's spine. warm breath fans against his skin and a larger hand covers his own, rough skin rubbing against his fingers as they separate, the space taken up by the other's fingers.

it's suffocating in the room, the air coming into the room from the open window dense, but keiji doesn't mind. he can barely breathe, but it's okay. he's okay. he's more than okay as the lips move further down, exploring his bare skin.

keiji squeezes the hand gently, trying to ground himself, his sanity. he can barely hold onto his composure as another hand sneaks into his curly locks, keeps his hair in a tight grip.

the hand pulls. keiji can't help but moan, goosebumps breaking out on his skin as head is lifted slightly. his heart is beating fast-- he can hear his pulse race, but he pays that no mind now. all he can do is think about this, about this warmth he's feeling.

"you're mine. don't you forget that." a voice whispers in his ear, and keiji's mind blanks. he responds without thinking, the words falling seamlessly from his lips.

"i'm yours."

--

keiji jerks awake, his breathing heavy and his eyes open wide. he can still feel the calloused fingers against his smooth skin, can still feel the weight of lips against his spine, but he's alone. there are no fingers, there is no voice.

he sits up in his bed, runs his hands up and down his face.

his lips tingle. he presses his fingers against them and shakes his head. he's convinced he's lost his mind-- there's absolutely no way that could've been real. but at the same time it just felt so real, and a small part of him wanted it to be.

keiji settles back into bed and pulls the covers over his head. when he goes back to sleep, he doesn't dream at all.

--

keiji finds himself in a garden this time, the full moon high in the sky and illuminating the area along with torches blazing along the path. he's sitting on a marble bench, the cold from the stone seeping through his thin clothes.

he's waiting. the night is silent save for the crickets chirping underneath the bushes and in the grass.

a figure emerges from the maze of rosebushes and keiji stands, hears himself speak.

"you've kept me waiting long enough." the figure, a man with black and white hair, smiles. bows. keiji responds accordingly, and the man takes that as a signal to come forward, coming too close for comfort but keiji doesn't mind.

he has a feeling he'd never mind anything this man does.

"my apologies, your highness. i'm afraid i had some business to which i had to attend." the man's voice is low, a murmur that could barely be heard. keiji wouldn't have if he weren't so close to the man, breaths mingling together.

keiji feels the pressure of lips against his own, feels the warmth of the other pressed against him. the kiss is intense, passionate, and he feels like his heart is about to burst with how much emotion the other is making him feel.

"you're mine, keiji." he doesn't say anything.

"you know, we can still run away from all of this. we can escape tonight, go somewhere far away where it'll be just you and me. forever." the man sounds like he's pleading.

keiji's heart breaks.

--

there's a feeling of longing when keiji wakes up in the morning, his heart heavy in his chest. he shakes it off, and gets out of bed.

"you're mine." the words echo in his head. he can taste them on the tip of his tongue.

keiji isn't anyone's, and he'd prefer to keep it that way.

--

it's bright, much to keiji's annoyance. it's much too bright, the room too ornately decorated, but he supposes that is to be expected.

today's his wedding day, after all.

the clothes on his body are much too heavy. they constrict his chest and he can't breathe well, an unpleasant feeling this time around. he doesn't like this feeling, he doesn't like this setting, he doesn't like anything about the situation.

keiji's sitting on a throne made of gold, and by his side is a fair lady, equally dressed up. his new wife. the queen.

nothing about this is right to keiji, but he has no choice. this is the life he leads, this is the life he was born into. there is no other option for him.

the crown is heavy on his head. he straightens his back.

and in the distance, he sees the familiar mop of black and white hair and his heart races. he wants to get up, wants to run into the other's arms and leave this all behind. keiji regrets the decision to not go with him, regrets going through with this wedding.

it's duty and honor that keeps him seated, that keeps him from going after the man.

he watches as the man kisses his wrist. keiji kisses his own in response and tries not to cry when the man turns his back and walks out of the hall.

--

keiji's eyes are puffy in the morning when he wakes up, and he has to blink a few times to clear the blurriness. they burn, as if he'd been crying.

his pillow is wet. he had been.

it's keiji's first day of high school and he already doesn't have the motivation to go after having a dream like that. there's a dead weight in his bones and he moves sluggishly from place to place.

it all just seems insignificant.

he gets through the day with no incident. he doesn't speak to anyone, and no one speaks to him. just the way he likes it.

it's the first day of school, but he already has volleyball practice, having been recruited onto the famed team. it takes a little effort for him to slide the door to the gym open, but he stops in his tracks as soon as he does.

black and white hair.

golden eyes.

"you're mine." the voice in his head whispers and keiji's suffocating again.

"koutarou." keiji says and he's not even sure if that's the other's name, but the man looks shocked.

"i'm sorry, do i know you?"

AHHHHHH MIA THIS IS SO LOVELY THANK YOU FOR WRITING IT LKJDAFLKJDSLFK all of the scene switching was fascinating and i was so curious about their setting.....the fluidity of the writing also really really fits the whole tone??? and atmosphere of the fill ??? it was so lovely to read, a nice mix of angst and mystery and amazing imagery dkajflkjf thank you <33333

Bonus Round 1: Memory

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, T

Re: FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, T